The postgraduate entrance examination promoted by "expanding academic qualifications" sprinted for 7 days.
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Not long ago, the preliminary test results of 20 17 postgraduate entrance examination were announced one after another, and the number of applicants exceeded 2 million for the first time.
Chen Rui is one in two million. In her view, the postgraduate entrance examination is a "matter of course". "Now there are undergraduate students everywhere. Undergraduate education is worthless, and they must continue their studies. "
According to the survey data of China University Media Alliance, among 850 respondents from more than 300 universities, 76,438+0% said they had taken or planned to take the postgraduate entrance examination.
In fact, since 1999, the number of college graduates has increased year by year. Due to the increase in the number of people with university education, more and more people with bachelor's degrees, their competitiveness naturally declines, and then they pursue higher education.
Employers favor high academic qualifications, improve academic qualifications and improve employment competitiveness.
At the beginning of the new semester, Zhang Xinye, a junior at a university in Tianjin, found that many students around him were discussing the postgraduate entrance examination. Some students determined the target university and began to buy reference books to prepare; Some students have decided to take the postgraduate entrance examination, but they don't know which university to take it. They are going to review the public courses before setting their goals.
Zhang Xinye also has plans to take the postgraduate entrance examination, and is struggling with which school and major to apply for, whether to study for a master's degree or a master's degree. "These days, I have been consulting my seniors and sisters about the postgraduate entrance examination, and I have also listened to several postgraduate lectures." In his view, most of his time is now occupied by the postgraduate entrance examination.
"I hope to go back to my hometown to work in a public institution, or stay in a university as a teacher, but both ideal jobs require high academic qualifications." Facing the job that he yearned for but required a high degree of education, Zhang Xinye chose the road of postgraduate entrance examination. He believes that it is understandable that employers favor highly educated graduates. "Education should be the best choice standard for employers, which is both practical and convenient." Zhang Xinye said.
According to the survey data of China University Media Alliance, 23.29% of the respondents have encountered academic discrimination in job hunting or internship interviews, and 42.48% of the respondents think that their undergraduate studies are average, hoping to change their "origin" through postgraduate studies.
20 16 12, Liu Yiwei took the postgraduate entrance examination for the second time. Judging from the preliminary test results announced a while ago, she should be able to enter the college for a second interview.
Liu Yiwei is a 985,211college graduate in Liaoning province. She is one of the few graduate students in her class. "Some students in her class either take the postgraduate entrance examination or go abroad, and some work directly after graduation." In Liu Yiwei's view, the reason why students in the class can find a good job after graduation is not unrelated to their graduation from 985, 2 1 1 colleges. However, few people in the class took the postgraduate entrance examination. She concluded that "985 college students are proud, 2 1 1".
Although the background of undergraduate course is not low, Liu Yiwei still doesn't want to set foot on a job after graduation. "I'm a little confused about the concept of' work', and I want to have a rest in the postgraduate entrance examination. Reading makes me feel more secure. " She told reporters that "you can always find a job and improve your education while the iron is hot." Education is a lifetime thing. "
The goal of Liu Yiwei is a 985,211college. "That college is much better than my undergraduate college and has more resources. Going to Shanghai can broaden your horizons. " After the first failure in the postgraduate entrance examination, Liu Yiwei still has no plans to work. "Many people in my major have reported four wars and five wars. My World War II was nothing, and my parents supported me. "
Today, Liu Yiwei is preparing for the second interview. Her goal is to finish her master's degree and continue her doctoral studies. "I want to stay in college as a teacher. Now most colleges and universities only recruit doctors. "
Different from Liu Yiwei's choice of postgraduate entrance examination after graduation, Arqie had the idea of postgraduate entrance examination after working for nearly three years.
On July 20 14, Arqie graduated from a 985,211college in Liaoning. After graduation, Arqie moved to Shanghai and Beijing, and changed four jobs successively. Now he plans to take the postgraduate entrance examination. "These years have not been very smooth, and there will be more possibilities after the postgraduate entrance examination." He said.
For Zheng Kai, preparing for the postgraduate entrance examination is not a strange thing. As early as 2065438+September 2003, he prepared for the exam. "When I was a senior, I was very confused. I accidentally' escaped' the school's insurance research seminar and missed the best opportunity to find a job, so I decided to take the postgraduate entrance examination. " Arqie told reporters that after preparing for the exam for more than three months, he suddenly realized that he didn't really want to continue studying, so he chose to give up.
"I have worked for nearly three years and found that this society still needs highly educated talents. I want to give myself another chance. " Arqie set the goal of postgraduate entrance examination at Zhejiang University, which is higher than his undergraduate colleges. He also hopes to develop in Hangzhou in the future. "Hangzhou has a good environment for employment and entrepreneurship. If you can get a master's degree from Zhejiang University, it will be the best' stepping stone'. "
Now, Arqie is reviewing while working. In his view, "when you realize that you have to have this degree, you will work hard."
Parents think it is difficult to find employment after graduation, forcing them to take the postgraduate entrance examination.
Li Han, a graduate of class 20 16, is already an "old hand" who has passed the postgraduate examination twice. Her parents want her to work in a state-owned enterprise in the future, so they strongly urge Li Han to take the postgraduate entrance examination, and her major is not limited, so she can take a master's degree. "My parents think that except for state-owned enterprises and central enterprises, other companies are not' serious' units, but now state-owned enterprises and central enterprises have higher requirements for academic qualifications, and undergraduates have almost no opportunities, so it is a hard requirement for them to let me take the postgraduate entrance examination." She said.
Li Han's obsession with the postgraduate entrance examination is not so deep. She admitted that she didn't make 100% efforts in preparing for the exam in the past two years. "The two postgraduate entrance examinations began in April. At first, her morale was high, but the closer she got to the exam, the more relaxed she became." She said that if she failed to be admitted to the school she applied for this time, she would not accept the adjustment. "I don't want to study a major I don't like for a paper diploma." Li Han said.
Now, the score line of postgraduate entrance examination has not been announced, and Li Han has started to apply for resumes to find a job. She thought she was prepared with two hands and didn't panic. However, Li Han's parents have hinted that if she is not admitted this time, she will continue to take the exam at the end of this year.
Li Rui is studying in a 2 1 1 university in Anhui and will graduate in June this year. She found a job, and she was both grateful and a little complaining to her mother. "I am very grateful to my mother for forcing me to go to graduate school two years ago. When I was looking for a job, I realized the importance of a master's degree. But I kind of blame my mom. She should' force' me to apply for a better school. "
20 13 September, Li Rui was a junior in a non-985,21/ordinary university in Anhui. After that, her mother asked her to go to graduate school after graduation. "At that time, my mother gave me two ways to go to Hong Kong for postgraduate study or postgraduate study." Li Rui, who is preparing to work directly after graduation, is very resistant to her mother's request. "At that time, my mother' forced' me by reducing the living expenses, from the original monthly 1500 yuan to the monthly 500 yuan. Fortunately, I had some savings and persisted for a while. Until April of 20 14, I' surrendered' and decided to listen to my mother and go to the postgraduate entrance examination. "
According to Li Rui's mother, it is difficult for undergraduates who did not graduate from 985, 2 1 1 colleges to find jobs, especially if they want their daughters to stay in Hefei, the provincial capital. "My mother's colleagues' children are almost all graduate students, and my cousin is also a graduate student. She may also be a little competitive. " Li Rui said, "At that time, my mother said that if I failed in the first year, I would take another year. She said,' Maybe you hate me now, but I have to take care of you'. "
After more than half a year's preparation, in the spring of 20 15, Li Rui was successfully admitted to a 2 1 1 university in Anhui. "I have a mixed degree, so I have a master's degree." She was about to graduate, and when she was looking for a job at the end of 20 16, she realized her mother's good intentions of "forcing" her to take the postgraduate entrance examination.
"When I didn't find a job, I didn't think that education was very important. When I was looking for a job, some units clearly marked the price when recruiting people. The salary of a master's degree is significantly higher than that of an undergraduate degree, and even some units directly indicate that they only recruit undergraduate degrees or above. " Li Wei said.
Taking the data of 20 15 as an example, the salary data released by MyCOS Research Institute shows that the average salary of undergraduates in first-tier cities is 4,364 yuan, and that of master students is 6,503 yuan. In second-tier cities, the average salary of undergraduates is 3,692 yuan, and that of master students is 5,436 yuan; The average salary of undergraduates in other cities is 3 162 yuan, and that of master students is 482 1 yuan. It can be seen that a master's degree can get a higher salary.
Li Rui told reporters, "I'm glad I'm going to graduate school, but there are still some units that explicitly recruit' masters' or' 985,21/college graduates', and I feel a little embarrassed. My mother should' force' me to be a little bit more embarrassed. "
The academic level has generally improved, and graduate students still need more rationality.
According to Xiong Bingqi, vice president of the 2 1 century education research institute, the number of postgraduate entrance examinations "surged", on the one hand, because on-the-job postgraduate students were included in the unified examination. But the most fundamental reason is that the employment situation of college graduates is grim, and China's "academic complex" still exists.
Li Qi, a professor in the Department of Education of Beijing Normal University, said in an interview that more than 30 years ago, the number of people receiving higher education was very small, and higher education was elite education. 1999 after the expansion of colleges and universities, the gross enrollment rate of higher education rose rapidly, reaching 15% in 2002, and higher education entered the popularization stage from the elite education stage; Now, even some areas have almost entered the stage of popularization of higher education. "The improvement of the overall education level means that the requirements for entering specific professional fields have also increased. There will be jobs done by people who have a bachelor's degree before, and now there are jobs done by people with a master's degree or even a doctorate. " In Li Qi's view, the so-called "academic devaluation" is closely related to the general improvement of education level.
In an interview, Xiong Bingqi said that social employers have higher and higher requirements for academic qualifications, which makes many students take improving their academic qualifications as the primary goal of postgraduate entrance examination, and equate improving their academic qualifications with improving their competitiveness. This actually encourages the abnormal demand for postgraduate education, which is not conducive to improving the quality of postgraduate talent training. He pointed out: "To make the postgraduate entrance examination return to rationality, it is necessary to solve the problem of difficult employment for college graduates and eliminate the academic complex of society, thus breaking the academic theory in talent evaluation."
Xiong Bingqi believes that the tropical postgraduate entrance examination has a strong short-term utilitarian color. "At present, surrounded by the severe employment situation and the social' educational complex', it is difficult for candidates to make rational choices." He suggested: "We should earnestly promote the reform of postgraduate talent training mechanism and establish a postgraduate quality assurance system. At the same time, only by reversing the academic qualifications existing in our society, especially in the recruitment of civil servants, state-owned enterprises and institutions, can students be guided to make rational choices. "